'To solve our transportation problems, we have to put more money into production of bicycles. The CEO of ABCD Company Limited says so.' Which of the following fallacies is committed in the above argument?

ASlippery Slope

BAppeal to Inappropriate Authority ✓ Correct

CAd Hominem

DHasty Generalisation

Correct answer: (B) Appeal to Inappropriate Authority

Explanation

The argument appeals to an inappropriate authority.

A transport-funding claim is backed only by a company CEO's say-so.

The CEO holds no relevant expertise in transportation policy.

Citing an authority outside the field of the claim gives no real support.

This misplaced reliance on authority is the appeal to inappropriate authority.

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